Privacy & Security Policy

PCWise Privacy & Security Policy

PCWise is committed to providing our customers with a secure and private shopping experience.

We hope this policy will help increase your confidence in our web site and enhance your on-line experience.

PCWise does not sell, trade or rent your personal information to others. We may disclose aggregated shopper statistics, but none of these statistics will contain any information about identifiable customers and their individual shopping habits.

Why does PCWise collect and retain personal information?
We collect your personal information to enhance our web site and to offer you a more personalized and tailored service. We also use this information to undertake any dealings or transactions with you.

e-Newsletters
From time to time PCWise emails e-Newsletters to our customers who may be interested in receiving it. Typically these contain information regarding tips and tricks for IT users, new product releases, security information and special offers. Please refer to our "Newsletter" page on this site for further details.

Who can access this information and who is it shared with?
Only specified PCWise employees are able to access your personal data.

Non-disclosure of your Login ID and Password
We are aware that you may be concerned about the privacy and confidentiality of your personal information. We have taken many steps to ensure all of your information is well protected; however we also recommend that you do not disclose your Login ID and Password to anyone.

What is the PCWise Policy on allowing me to view and update my personal information?
You are able to access and change personal information held by PCWise in the Member Options area of the web site once you are logged in.

Anonymity
Whilst browsing this site, you do so totally anonymously and as such no information will be gathered or extracted from your computer without your prior consent. You can surf through most of our site without providing any information about yourself.

Privacy
We do not pass on any of your information to anyone else. We will use your personal information only for the purpose you gave it to us. We know how annoying junk mail is, so we promise not to pass on your e-mail address, home address or any other details to any third party.

Web Site Security
PCWise uses a thawte SSL Web Server Certificate which offers comprehensive authentication procedures (domain name and identity verification). It also offers 256, 128, 56 or 40-bit encryption depending on your browser capability. This ensures that information is kept private while in transit between our web server and your web browser.

Credit Card Security
SecurePayTech hosts and manages the payment page, which is secured by its own SSL Certificate. SecurePayTech are fully certified as Visa AIS and MasterCard SDP (PCI-DSS) compliant at processor level. All sensitive information is encrypted. We do not retain credit card information within our system. Customers must re-enter their credit card details for each new transaction.

Tell us what you think
PCWise welcomes your questions and comments about privacy. Please contact us if you have any queries or concerns.